The Best of Both Worlds--How Vocational Education Can Enhance University Studies in Construction Management

Autor/inn/en	McLaughlin, Patricia; Mills, Anthony
Titel	The Best of Both Worlds--How Vocational Education Can Enhance University Studies in Construction Management
Quelle	In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 15 (2010) 1, S.117-126 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359-6748
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Higher Education; Construction Management; Pilot Projects; Curriculum Development; Experiential Learning; Educational Cooperation; Integrated Curriculum; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Australien
Abstract	Australian post-compulsory vocational or technical education and higher education (university) has traditionally been delivered separately. Attempts to collaborate on curriculum development and delivery have mostly been at the margins of articulation and educational pathways. This study examines a pilot project in construction management education conducted at RMIT University over a two-year period. The study demonstrates the challenges with mutual curriculum development between vocational and higher education in Australia and demonstrates the methods utilised to overcome these challenges. The results of the project reveal that the benefits to students in hands-on experiences, theoretical knowledge gained and practical demonstrations were invaluable and worthy of ongoing research and development. The article also raises critical questions about flexibility and mobility in educational institutions in Australia. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10